Wisconsin

Funeral Mass scheduled for basketball coach Majerus

A funeral Mass for former Marquette University basketball coach Rick Majerus will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Gesu Catholic Church, 1145 W. Wisconsin Ave.

Majerus, who graduated from Marquette University High School and went on to finish one game short of winning the 1998 NCAA basketball championship while coaching at the University of Utah, died Saturday night in California of a heart ailment. He was 64.

The Schramka Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements, said Sunday more information on services would be released later.